Making Micarta!
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- čas přidán 11. 03. 2017
- If you're following the Folsom Forge update series, you'll know that I am doing many things with iron. One of my projects coming out soon is making Damascus steel and making a knife from that steel. That knife is going to need a handle and this video shows making the material for that handle.
I got the idea from a video by John Heisz and here's the link to John Heisz' video on making micarta....
• How To Make Micarta
Here's a link to the Folsom Forge update series...
• Folsom Forge Updates
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"A" for effort. You might want to do some dry runs and learn what you're doing if you're going to offer up an instructional video. As opposed to doing something for the first time and say you're going to show us how.
You might want to create a few examples and show us all how it's done.
@@WildmanTech - You might want to stop having such a thin skin and learn how to take constructive criticism.
@@F15ElectricEagle I don't think so. When some asshole comes along telling me how I screwed it up, I think it's time he show us all how it's done. The fact of the matter is that dipshits like that don't actually DO anything.
@@WildmanTech I thought it was good. Cant be perfect everytime. I'd also like to see mr perfect do it perfect everytime. This was still very informational and showed me a mistake I now no can be easily made. I thank you for that and your time to present this to us. Good day sir.
You are a man of many talents. First time I ever saw anyone make micarta.
I love your energy, and you’re very personable, since I was a young boy I’ve always wanted to get into knife making and edged tool design, for the last two weeks I’ve been learning all the nuances and ins and outs of the whole process everything from how to move the steel to how to shape the wood or other materials for the handles, I look forward to sourcing from you for information on my journey and I hope you have a wonderful day sir
Thank you. This year I plan to build another forge and return to knifemaking, so please subscribe if you're not already and hit the notification bell so you know when I release new stuff.
That is very cool to have the wavy pattern. Thanks for sharing
I can picture it already! I'm loving the look of the blank
your videos are excellent thank you for doing them. this was a very cool one indeed!
very very neat. I've seen rusty glove box mess w micarta before! great video and take care!
I think this material would make a great skateboard and it would probably look really cool
Interesting process. I will be watching to see the end result.
that turned out to be very good,, never saw that done before.
It looks good man. It looks like Damascus.
Nice work!
Parabéns amigo. ficou muito bacana sua micarta.
It is actually pronounced my-cart-a. A good idea would be to pre wash the material a few times. most new cloth is treated with a chemical that makes it a bit water resistant, probably to prevent mildew during storage. Washing it will break the treatment down and help the resin penetrate. Also try pre-stacking and compressing so you get an idea of the finished thickness of your blank. Always make your stack up a bit larger than what you want the finished size of scales to be to account for shifting. lastly stagger your clamps to avoid uneven compression try at least one in each corner and tighten them in a staggered pattern. no one side all at once.
thanks for the idea
The pattern is Great! Clever Idea! Thanks! =]
Thanks for the stickers Marsh.
Thanks for sharing I made some out os bluejeans I made a Jig with two angle pieces of aluminum for long pieces and used wax paper as release
Like the way yours looked and love the response from all the haters out there where is your post ! Like mom always said can’t say something good keep damn mouth shut! Keep it up gets easier the more you do
Very cool. I liked and subscribed brother! Thank you!!
Thanks for posting I’ve made one from cut up bluegines
otima ideia....
You are the master
Why doesnt anyone line their molds with wax paper or some kind of lubricant to keep it from sticking to the micarta? It seems like so much more work to cut it out.
Cutting it is what gives the desired effect. Some people even leave bits of the wooden mold attached and apply a finish to them as well.
@@WildmanTech yes I've seen that. It just seems easier the other way. And you still get the layered effect when sanding and shaping the handles. Although I cant say from experience, I've just watched several videos on it. I'll be attempting my own handle for a file knife i made refently.
If you lay waxed parchment paper down in the mold first you will not have to cut so much away.
Are you going to leave the waves in your handle or cut it flat ?
Dear Wildman
Great work, many thanks.
What types of glue you used in between clothes ?
The cheapest clear epoxy I could find.
perfect!!
how many fabrics are used to make it like that? I will try to imitate it
It's all a personal choice.
Is flooring epoxy fit to make micarta
Whatever you have on hand is best. As long as it's clear so you can see the fabric.
great job Marsh I think you'll get some good color patterns with that once you carve it up for your knife handles.
Listening to someone working the lathe in the background. :)
It's not micarta. Micarta is an industrial composite that you cant do in your garage . It's phenolic resin + fabric that is pressed and cured under tons of pression and high heat for several hours.
Actual micarta is much more dense, hard, resilient to heat and more impervious to moisture.
Try putting you "micarta " under direct sunlight for 10 minutes or under got very hot water and it'll become soft .. like really soft.
What you made is mYcarta .. a way of saying that its layered fabric in resin. "Like" micarta.
Ps: epoxy can and benefits from being post cured : exposed to heat for several hours to raise its hardness and heat resistance.
www.smooth-on.com/support/faq/63/
7:08 микартовая мокуме гане!!!
wax paper on the mold
I like your videos, and you have a great personally within them. This is only advise. I find that you look to your right a lot, and it's mildly distracting. (you must have your monitor to that side). Can you move it closer to you camera point of view? Outside of that! Good jobs on your channel!
I actually have a condition called strabismus. I'll see if I can do something about it though. Thanks for watching.
absolutely not! I feel like a jerk for pointing it out now. Like I said it was appearing that you were just looking at a monitor, which is common amongst the CZcams makers.
I didn't mean to make you feel bad. I really appreciate the feedback.
I never meant for it to seem any other way. As I said, I really appreciate the advice because I can improve by looking at the lens with my non-dominant eye.
Nobody vacuum bag anymore?
Didn't occur to me, but now that you've planted the seed, I'll give it a try next time.
dude..! PLEASE either look directly at the camera, or never at it..
looking off to your display screen, (which is what I presume is just off to the right of the camera) and then to the camera, then off to the side, then back to the camera, is really off-putting as a viewer..
watching this made me feel like I was looking at a guy with a lazy eye, you can never really tell what to look at..
Regarding the micarta, I'd suggest a less aggressive wave pattern in the timber form (which will yield more usable micarta), screw the side panels to the wave block, add end panels, then spray the entire inside with a silicone mold release spray and allow that to dry.. and when doing the epoxy, soak the first, then every 3rd layer of material..
considering the amount of squeeze out you had on this piece, you either need a lot more material layers, or a lot less epoxy.
No idea what you're talking about. The camera this was shot with does not have a display that can be seen from the front.
Or wax paper works a poor man's solution.
Please, look at the camera. Do not follow the display unless it is in front of camera.
Good and reasonable priced teleprompter cost around one hundred bucks.
You could actually make one, and THEN USE IT!
Your videos are just fine, but it really burns my brain to see you following monitor instead of camera. It is so disturbing, it really eats away popularity. Fix this, and you get ten fold followers.
I actually have a condition called strabismus. My right eye veers right and I only see the periphery through it. It's worse when I'm tired and apparently this day was pretty bad because you're the second person to mention it on this video. I am aware of it and do my best to compensate.
OK, sorry for that.
We humans are social animals and pay attention unconsciously to body language, and your restless eyes makes wonder "what is he really thinking about" or "he has something else going on". That restlessness makes unaesiness, at least to me. It feels like you start to watch a video about making micarta, and end up following your eyes, totally forgetting about the rest. What i now remember about the video, six days later, is your eyes, but could not remember nothing else about what the video was about.
You could also mention the reason at the beginning of video, maybe just short "forgive my restless eyes, but there is nothing i can do about it etc.". Then first timer with your videos like me could better anttend to
on what you say and ignore the body language.
Other solution is to leave yourself out from the video as much as possible, at least eyes. You could also cut such parts away where it is really distracting.
I really like your videos and things you make, and would like to see more of this. I just let you know my opinion to help you make the content even better.
You know what really sucks? They have had the technology to fix this condition since the 1950s and my parents didn't have it done. The later in life you attempt it, the less likely the procedure is to succeed. They can adjust the muscles to correct it, but at this point there's a 75% chance that my brain will pull my eyeball back to where it is now.
Why should he have to mention anything about his eye or cut himself out of every video he makes just to appease you? I didn't find it distracting at all while I watched this video. Maybe you should focus more on the subject matter at hand.
Thats terrible
Choppi balboa lets see your’s.